Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Leaster
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 5, 1972PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
The defendant was found guilty of first degree murder, armed robbery, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and was sentenced concurrently to life imprisonment and terms of years. He appeals under G. L. c. 278, §§ 33A-33G, assigning as error (1) the admission in evidence of an out-of-court identification, (2) the admission in evidence of hearsay, (3) the admission in evidence of in-court identifications, and (4) the judge’s instruction to the jury on the defence of alibi.
We summarize the evidence submitted to the jury. Kathleen and Levi Whiteside operated a variety store…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DayeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. DickersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. RodriguezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. BarnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. SwensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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